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    hot-headed
    /ˌhɒtˈhɛdɪd/

    adjective

    • 1. having an impetuous or quick-tempered nature: "a hot-headed youth"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHOTHEADED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    HOTHEADED definition: 1. doing things or reacting to things quickly and without thinking carefully first: 2. doing…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › hotheadedHotheaded Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : easily angered : fiery, impetuous. hotheadedly adverb. hotheadedness noun. Examples of hotheaded in a Sentence. He wrote a hotheaded letter. Recent Examples on the Web Adam Sandler will reprise his role as the hotheaded hockey player turned pro golfer in Happy Gilmore 2, Netflix announced.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › hotheadedHOTHEADED Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Hotheaded definition: hot or fiery in spirit or temper; impetuous; rash. See examples of HOTHEADED used in a sentence.

  5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › hotheadHothead Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Mar 13, 2024 · noun. hot· head ˈhät-ˌhed. : a hotheaded person. Examples of hothead in a Sentence. Working on the project with such a hothead has been unpleasant. Recent Examples on the Web Naturally, Heraldo and Dayana soon start having clandestine trysts while boorish hothead Elias is elsewhere.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHOT-HEADED definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you describe someone as hot-headed, you are criticizing them for acting too quickly, without thinking of the consequences. [ disapproval ] He is rash and hot-headed himself.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHOTHEAD | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    someone who gets angry too quickly and reacts without thinking carefully first. hotheaded. adjective us / ˈhɑtˈhed·ɪd / disapproving. a hotheaded young fool. (Definition of hothead from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of hothead.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › hot-headedhot-headed - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

    Definition of hot-headed adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › hotheadedHotheaded - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation. “a hotheaded decision”. synonyms: brainish, impetuous, impulsive, madcap, tearaway. incautious. lacking in caution. adjective. quickly aroused to anger. “a hotheaded commander”.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordHOT-HEADED - Find out everything about this English word |...

    If you describe someone as hot-headed, you are criticizing them for acting too quickly, without thinking of the consequences. [disapproval] [...] More. Synonyms of 'hot-headed' • volatile, rash, fiery, reckless [...] More. Examples of 'hot-headed' in a sentence.

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › hot-headed_adjhot-headed, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    /ˈhɑtˌhɛdəd/ HAHT-hed-uhd. See pronunciation. Where does the adjective hot-headed come from? Earliest known use. early 1600s. hot-headed is formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hot adj., headed adj. See etymology. Nearby entries. hot fusion, n. 1977–. hot gilding, n. 1789–. hot-gospel, v. 1952–.